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Tashkent’s Turning Point: Why the Time is Now for Global Investors in Uzbekistan
09 Jun, 2025 As Uzbekistan accelerates its transformation from a closed economy to a liberalised investment destination, the Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF) emerges as a defining platform for engagement. The event — available online...

Berger urges government to strengthen ties with Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers
Labour peer Luciana Berger has urged the government to strengthen ties with Israelis and Palestinian figures “serious about compromises necessary for progress towards peace” saying every poll points to the likely defeat of Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

Global Investments in Solar Sector to Reach $450 Billion in 2025: IEA
Global investments in the energy sector are set to reach a record $3.3 trillion in 2025, a 2% increase from 2024, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Investment 2025 report. Approximately $2.2 trillion is being...

Editorial: Ejecting international students will diminish Virginia schools
In its haste to drive out international students it deems hostile to the United States, the Trump administration is needlessly disrupting the lives of more than 21,000 students enrolled at Virginia colleges and universities and undermining...

Y Media Newsroom: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to lift off to International Space Station tomorrow
New Delhi, June 9 – Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to undertake the “journey to inspire an entire generation for space” and become the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. After being delayed twice,...

Iran Warns of Retaliation Over UN Nuclear Agency’s Push
Iran warned Monday that it is prepared to retaliate if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopts a resolution critical of its nuclear program. The warning came during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, where Western nations,...
Chamber calls for investment commitment from the Government
Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire are calling on the Government to commit to future investment in the region in this week’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Corin Crane, chief executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of...

WEG UK hosts Malaysian Government delegation
Visit strengthens UK–Malaysia industrial ties as part of global leadership programme In May 2025, industrial equipment manufacturer, WEG UK hosted a delegation of 25 senior officials from the Malaysian Government as part of a global leadership...

Group at the center of initial anti-ICE protests funded by California, federal government
The progressive activist group at the center of anti-ICE protests in California received a majority of its budget revenue in recent years from California and federal government grants, state financial documents show. The Coalition for Humane...
37% increase in adopters from Global Majority backgrounds still not enough to support children in care
Adoption agencies across the UK have joined forces to find more adoptive parents for children of Black, Asian and other diverse ethnicities who are waiting in care. Children of Global Majority backgrounds currently wait too long to be matched with...

Ms. Global: Police Target Georgian Women Protesters, Dominican Republic Deports Pregnant Haitian Women, and More
The U.S. ranks as the 19th most dangerous country for women, 11th in maternal mortality, 30th in closing the gender pay gap, 75th in women’s political representation, and painfully lacks paid family leave and equal access to health care. But Ms....

International Financial Institutions Ready to Fund New Projects in Georgia - Khutsishvili
Georgia’s Minister of Finance, Lasha Khutsishvili, has announced that all major international financial institutions have expressed a strong commitment to continue and expand cooperation with Georgia. The announcement was made at the Georgia...

World enters UK market with deployment of biometric Orbs in London
The lofty aspirations of digital identity and proof-of-personhood (PoP) firm World must build on the more pedestrian accomplishment of convincing regulators that its project complies with the laws of each nation it rolls out in. Having recently...

CM Majhi, Naveen Patnaik Laud IMD Chief Mohapatra’s Global Recognition
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Monday extended heartfelt congratulations to Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), after he was...

Government must step up actions to protect the youth from tobacco industry tactics
By Albert Allotey Accra, June 9, GNA – Ms Francisca Amuzu, a Youth Advocate with the Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, Ghana (VAST-Ghana) has called on the government and other stakeholders to step up actions to protect the youth...

UN concerned about humanitarian situation in Haiti this hurricane season
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, (CMC) – With the Atlantic hurricane season underway, the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm over Haiti’s humanitarian situation. Haiti is one of five countries in the world with catastrophic...

World Oceans Day: Scientists Freeze Coral to Save The Great Barrier Reef
Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling parts of the Great Barrier Reef's diverse and magnificent corals frozen in time. The world's largest store of cryogenically frozen...

Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship, detains international activists
The Israeli military has intercepted the Madeline, a vessel from the Freedom Flotilla, as it sailed towards the Gaza Strip, detaining all 12 international activists aboard. The ship was stopped just kilometres off the coast of Gaza. According to...

The key to driving government efficiency in 2025
The key to driving government efficiency in 2025 To maintain global leadership and technological supremacy, the U.S. government must turn to AI and automation. Charles De Sanno June 9, 2025 5:06 pm 3 min read We are witnessing a significant shift...

Bilawal condemns Indian aggression, urges global action at Chatham House
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani parliamentary delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met with members of the British think tank community, academics, and policymakers at Chatham House in London on Monday, where they presented Pakistan’s stance on rising...